TNT, the global business logistics and business-to-business express provider, sees continuous growth of 20 percent for the life sciences market in Malaysia, specifically in the pharmaceutical and clinical trial research sectors.
TNT Asia’s general manager for life sciences Ni Sheng Jie said TNT is on track to achieve this success as all signs are pointing upwards.
Read MoreIrish parcel courier Nightline has become Business Post’s partner in the republic, operating both domestic and UK/Ireland services.
Business Post previously served County Dublin directly and used subcontractors for the other counties. Nightline also becomes the Irish partner in Business Post’s new European road service, Eurodis.
Forwarder Ace Express is set to break into the pallet market with its own 24hour domestic service. “It will be an extension of the ‘heart attack’ jobs we currently take on, to and from the UK. I’m talking about the rush jobs – that’s where we make our money, ” said Mark Tracey, sales and marketing director.
“Customers have been pushing for a domestic service for a while because they are having to deal with 10 to 12 different hauliers at a time. It could be a 2pm pick up in Donegal that requires delivery by start of the next day in Kerry.
The board of directors of Geopost, the parcel delivery holding of France’s national postal service operator La Poste, held an extraordinary meeting in order to decide whether to bid for the entirety of Polish forwarder Masterlink and for the Madrid franchise of the Spanish express delivery service Seur. Geopost already holds a 50 per cent stake in Masterlink, while it is reported that Posten, the Swedish postal service operator, is planning to sell its stake. Madrid franchise for Seur, which represents more than 20 per cent of the franchise network in Spain, is reported by a press source to be worth around 127m euros.
Read MoreSweden Post has achieved the highest service score for overnight-committed mail for the fourth consecutive year. Every day, Sweden’s postal service handles over 20 million pieces of mail. A 96.1 percent on-time delivery service performance score puts Sweden Post atop the world rankings.
In a comparison of various countries’ on-time delivery performance statistics, Sweden Post is number one when it comes to domestic overnight-committed mail. First-Class Mail delivery performance is measured externally and independently by IBM’s Business Consulting Services unit. Similar measurements are conducted around the world.
For the past four years Sweden Post has clinched the top position in a worldwide comparison of First-Class Mail delivery performance. In fact, the company’s 2003 score exceeded its ambitious target of 96 percent.
President and CEO Erik Olsson commented: “The men and women of Sweden Post have every reason to be proud. In light of Sweden’s geography and widely dispersed population, this is a huge achievement.”
The benchmark delivery performance score for overnight-committed mail set by the Post and Telecom Agency, the authority that monitors the electronic communications and post sectors, is 85 percent. The same benchmark also applies to postal service providers in the European Union countries.
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Sweden Post also improved its delivery performance for DPD Företagspaket 16.00, Economy Mail and Unaddressed Direct Mail. In 2003 Sweden Post earned an on-time delivery score for DPD Företagspaket 16:00 of nearly 98 percent, close to a one-point increase compared to last year.
Read MoreThe Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery in Jubail (Sasref) has awarded express and logistics company DHL an exclusive three year contract for the provision of fully integrated logistics services. Under the terms of the contract a DHL representative is based at Sasref with full responsibility for processing all of the refinery’s purchase orders, monitoring the purchase process, tracking transportation and registering receipt of orders.
Read MoreThe Treasury is to come under pressure to introduce VAT on postage stamps in the run-up to the next general election.
Postcomm, the postal regulator, is preparing to recommend that a special 5 percent rate should be introduced, but this will go against the wishes of Government ministers, who are opposed to any increase in the price of stamps.
Royal Mail is VAT exempt. However, The private companies entering the postal market have to charge the tax at the full 17.5 percent rate.
Read MoreDHL, the transport and logistics subsidiary of German postal service Deutsche Post, is planning extensive restructuring measures in France. The company has signed an agreement with trade unions relating to its plans, which are expected to affect up to 10 percent of its total 12,000 staff in France. The aim of the plan is to improve the company’s operating margins and the quality of its service.
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